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This aerospace engineer's firm saves fishermen's lives using satellite tech

Thousands of fishermen perish at sea every year due to poor connectivity technology. Parthsarathi Trivedi is addressing this issue via his firm Skylo Technologies, which runs a satellite-based network

WhatsApp's competitor Signal tests peer-to-peer payments via cryptocurrency

Encrypted messaging app Signal has announced that it is working to let users send money in cryptocurrency to friends and relatives

Samsung Electronics expects $8.3 bn in Q1 earnings on strong mobile biz

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday expected a market forecast-beating earnings for the first quarter of 2021, estimating its operating profit at $8.3 billion for the first three months of the year

Samsung Galaxy A52 review: Easily best in the company's midrange line-up

There is a lot to like about the Samsung Galaxy A52 based on what it offers on paper. But is the smartphone that good in real life? Khalid Anzar finds out

Google AI scientist Bengio resigns after colleagues' firings: Details here

Though at least two Google engineers had earlier resigned to protest the dismissal of artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Timnit Gebru, Bengio is the highest-profile employee yet to depart

Data on 530 mn users reported in leak 'scraped' before Sep 2019: Facebook

Facebook said a recently reported data leak affecting potentially 530 mn users stemmed from misuse of feature in 2019, and that the company had plugged the hole after identifying problem at the time

Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a 'wasteland of vapid' content: Details here

A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video feeds children inappropriate material in "a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it can serve them ads

India becomes favourite destination for cyber criminals amid Covid-19

Year 2020 saw one of the largest numbers of data breaches and the numbers seem to be only rising

How 3D printing technology is changing the construction landscape in India

Tvasta, a startup incubated at IIT-M and L&T Construction, believes that 3D printing in construction is the answer to India's housing issue

HP launches MediaTek-powered Chromebook starting at Rs 21,999

In a bid to empower students in the extended remote learning era, PC and printer major HP on Tuesday launched an affordable Chromebook 11a with a MediaTek processor for a starting price of Rs 21,999

SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe launched for iPhones, iPads: Price, specs

SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe supports fast and convenient file transfer between devices, as well as automatic backup capabilities on iPhone

OPPO F19 with 5000mAh battery, triple rear camera launched; Price, specs

The smartphone features a 6.4-inch AMOLED Full HD+ punch-hole display and has a 90.8 per cent ultra-high screen-to-body ratio

WhatsApp tests chat history migration between iPhone, Android devices

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing the ability to easily migrate chat history between an iPhone and an Android device.

LG partners major telecom operator in home-country to develop AI services

LG said on Tuesday that it plans to develop cross-platform artificial intelligence (AI)-powered services with KT Corp, South Korea's major telecom operator, to expand use of its human-like algorithm

Never spoke to Elon on buying his 'failed' Tesla car biz in 2017: Tim Cook

Musk in December last year tweeted that he offered Cook to sell his electric car company at one-tenth of its value during the struggling period in 2017 but the Apple CEO refused to meet him

US SC backs Google in copyright fight with Oracle over Android OS

The high court said Google did nothing wrong in copying code to develop the Android operating system now used on most smartphones

Audio app Clubhouse floats payments feature for creators to monetise

Audio-chat app Clubhouse said it will launch a monetisation feature for its creators on the platform and that it will not receive any payment from it

Oppo F19 with 5,000 mAh battery set for India launch today: Check details

Oppo F19 will have a triple camera setup at the back with a 48 MP primary sensor.

Samsung Q1 profit likely surged 45% on bumper smartphone, appliance sales

Samsung is scheduled to announce preliminary first-quarter results on Wednesday

LG Electronics to end production, sales of its loss-making smartphone biz

The division is the smallest of LG's five divisions, accounting for just 7.4% of revenue in the fourth quarter